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Martins Beach

Martins Beach, a beach in California
Martins Beach, a beach in CaliforniaRuss · CC BY 2.0
Martins Beach, a beach in California
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Martins Beach, a beach in California
Jay Huang from Pleasanton, USA · CC BY 2.0

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Martins Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Lookout Tower stands 892 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Arata's Pumpkin Farm, a attraction 0.7 miles away.

About

The story

Martins Beach is a beach located in San Mateo County, California, named after local landowner and farmer Nicholas Martin. The beach is accessible only via Martins Beach Road, which runs from Highway 1 through privately held land. Billionaire Vinod Khosla, the current owner of the land, has sought to establish that he has the right to refuse access to the public.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q105252812, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates37.37511, -122.40916
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Arata's Pumpkin Farm: 0.7 mi
  • Long Branch Saloon and Farms: 0.8 mi
  • Lemos Farm: 7.3 mi
  • Wing Lam gravesite: 9.0 mi
  • Towne Trail: 11.4 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Parks
  • Johnson House Historic Site: 5.2 mi
  • Smith Field Park: 5.3 mi
  • San Mateo Coast State Beaches: 5.4 mi
  • Half Moon Bay Station Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Ocean View Avenue Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Fruit Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Daffodil Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Dutch Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Panel Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Knot Garden: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 55
Nature reserves: 54
Museums: 48
Beaches: 43
Waterfalls: 14
Cliffs: 7
  • Aramai Point: 16.7 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 19.6 mi
  • Waddell Bluffs: 19.9 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 20.0 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 20.2 mi
Springs: 6
  • Summit Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Summit Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Spring source: 14.3 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Martins Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout TowerESE 118°892 m18.7 mi
Goat RockESE 121°890 m19.4 mi
Summit RockESE 118°878 m19.4 mi
Varian PeakESE 122°873 m19.0 mi
Black MountainESE 105°849 m14.9 mi
Turtle RockESE 117°812 m16.2 mi
Borel HillESE 108°766 m12.1 mi
Eagle RockSE 143°758 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5620:34
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2116:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505151535557616161575250
Precip in5.86.24.32.30.90.40.10.20.21.32.66.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gregorio 2 SE, 5 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 3.85 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, CA, 10 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/37022449

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